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Asked: 2026-05-29T07:00:47+00:00

If an object is created inside a function and the function returns that type

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If an object is created inside a function and the function returns that type of oject how is the memory handled.

Example:

Public Function GetEmployee(employeeid as integer) as employee

Dim oEmployee as new employee
oEmployee.FirstName="Bob"
...
...

return oEmployee
end function

Does the variable that receive the object still a pointer to the memory location that was used inside the function?

What about when you do a oEmployee2=oEmployee

Is oEmployee2 just a pointer? And any changes to oEmployee will now affect the other. Just trying to understand it from a memory perspective and how that scope works

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  1. Editorial Team

    Assuming oEmployee is a reference type (not a struct), if you pass it as an argument, then you are passing the reference. In .NET you should think in terms of Reference types vs Value types.

    This article really helped me understand how memory is allocated when I was starting out.

    http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/rmcochran/csharp_memory01122006130034PM/csharp_memory.aspx

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